KRISHNA MOHAN: 07/20/17

Thursday 20 July 2017

Daily GK Update 20th July 2017

1. Ram Nath Kovind elected 14th President of India

i. The NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind has been declared by the Secretary General of Lok Sabha Anoop Mishra as elected President of India. Mr. Kovind got 7,02,044 votes while his opponent, the joint Opposition candidate Meira Kumar, got 3,67,314 out of a total of 10,69,358.

ii. Succeeding Pranab Mukherjee, Kovind will be sworn in as the 14th president of India on July 25. Kovind will be the seventh youngest person to be anointed to the coveted post. He is also the second Dalit after KR Narayanan to adorn the coveted post. He is the first President from Uttar Pradesh.

Know More About Ram Nath Kovind

2. Important Cabinet Approvals: 19th July 2017

i. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved following agreements and MoUs on different fields.

The Cabinet has approved-

MOC in respect of tax matters between India and BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa.
MoU between India and Netherlands on cooperation in space technology.
IRDAI's admission as a signatory to International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU).
Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2017.
Revision of Indian Community Welfare Fund guidelines.
Cadre Review of Indian Defence Accounts Service, IDAS

3. Patnaik dedicates to Nation Odisha’s longest bridge

i. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated to the nation the state's longest bridge and named it after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

ii. The 2.88 km bridge over the river Kathajodi will connect the state capital of Bhubaneswar with Cuttack reducing the distance between the two cities by 12 km.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

S C Jamir is the Present Governor of Odisha.

4. MoU Signed Between Department of Defence Production and GSL

i. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), a Miniratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) signed an MoU for the financial year 2017-18 with Ministry of Defence.

ii. This year’s MoU target for ‘Revenue from Operations’ has been set at Rs1150 crore, which is 43 percent higher than the financial year 2016-17 target of Rs800 crore.
iii. Notably, in the financial year 2016-17, the Shipyard achieved historical high VoP of Rs1030 crore and PBT of Rs177 crore. GSL was adjudged as ‘Best Performing Shipyard’ by MoD.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

Dr. Subhash Bhamre is the Union Minister of State for Defence
Shri Arun Jaitley is the Defence Minister of India.

5. L K Advani receives Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions in Lok Sabha

i. Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions as a parliamentarian in the Lok Sabha. JD-U leader Sharad Yadav also received the Lifetime Achievement Award as a Rajya Sabha representative from Vice President Hamid Ansari at a function organized by the Lokmat Media Group to honor distinguished Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members.
ii. The other awardees from the Lok Sabha-

Best Parliamentarian- Revolutionary Socialist Party MP N.K. Premachandran,
Best Woman Parliamentarian- Congress leader Kumari Sushmita Dev and
Best Debut Woman Parliamentarian- BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi.

iii. The awardees from the Rajya Sabha-

Best Parliamentarian- CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury,
Best Woman Parliamentarian- Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan and
Best Debut Woman Parliamentarian- Congress MP Rajni Patil.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

Smt. Sumitra Mahajan is the Present Speaker of Lok Sabha.
Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the Present Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

6. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi tops poll of most powerful Arab women: Forbes

i. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, the UAE Minister of State for Tolerance has topped a poll of the most powerful Arab women in government for 2017, according to Forbes Middle East.

ii. Ms. Qasimi was followed by two women from Egypt - Sahar Nasr, the country’s minister of investment and international cooperation and Ghada Wali, the minister of social solidarity.
iii. Forbes has also released a list of the top 100 most powerful Arab business women for 2017, and the UAE represents the highest number of women, with 18, followed by Egypt, with 16.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

Abu Dhabi is the Capital of UAE.
Forbes is an American business magazine and was founded in 1917
The headquarter of Forbes is in New York City, USA.

7. Australia joins International Solar Alliance led by India and France

i. Australia became the 35th country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA), an initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2015 in Paris. It is co-led by India and France.

ii. The aim of ISA is to support developing countries to boost their solar production capacity. India on its part through the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is contributing $1 million to the ISA fund.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

The Capital of Australia is Canberra.
Malcolm Turnbull is the present Prime Minister of Australia.

8. India on track to grow at 7.4 per cent in 2017: ADB report

i. According, to Asian Development Bank supplement report India is expected to achieve the projected growth rate of 7.4 per cent in 2017 and further up to 7.6 per cent next year on strong consumption demand, with South Asia leading the growth chart in Asia and the Pacific.

ii. According to the report, South Asia will be the fastest growing of all sub-regions in Asia and the Pacific, with growth on track to meet original projections of 7 per cent in 2017 and 7.2 per cent in 2018.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

Headquarter of ADB is in Manila, Philippines.
President of Asian Development Bank is Takehiko Nakao.

9. Google introduces recruiting app 'Hire' for businesses

i. Google has launched 'Hire', a recruiting app for small- and medium-sized businesses that also integrates seamlessly with G Suite. It is a move to compete with Microsoft-owned LinkedIn.

ii. Hire makes it easy to identify talent, build strong candidate relationships and efficiently manage the interview process end-to-end"

Important Takeaways from Above News-

CEO of Google is Sundar Pichai

QUIZ-20

Q1. Furthering the agenda for cooperative federalism, NITI Aayog has launched SATH, a program providing with the State Governments. SATH stands for-

Answer: Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital

Q2. Who has won the record 10th French men's Open title 2017?

Answer: Rafael Nadal

Q3. Who is the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog?

Answer: Arvind Panagariya

Q4. The European Union is a unique economic and political union between _________ countries that together cover much of the continent.

Answer: 28 European

Q5. Who is the present Prime Minister of France?

Answer: Edouard Philippe

Q6. Which Indian Celebrity/Celebrities have made entry to the recently released Forbes World's Highest-Paid Celebrities List 2017?

Answer: Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan

Q7. Legendary Telugu poet and writer C Narayana Reddy passed away. He was 85. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in which year by the Government of India?

Answer: 1992

Q8. A model of water conservation adopted successfully by the authorities in Nalanda district of Bihar, has been selected for the national award for excellence in __________________.

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee program (MGNREGP)

Q9. Axis Bank was recently in News. Who is the current CEO of the Bank?

Answer: Shikha Sharma

Q10. The RBI has recently issued the new note of Rs500. What is the Dimension of Rs 500 Note?

Answer: 66mm x 150mm

Q11. Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2017-18 was released recently. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) ____________.

Answer: unchanged at 6.25%

Q12. The University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) will soon be a thing of the past the Centre is planning to replace the two education regulators with a new Higher Education Regulator called HEERA. HEERA stands for ________________.

Answer: Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency

Q13. Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently cleared the pending rules for the rollout of the new indirect tax regime from Jul 1. The readymade garments will attract GST at ____________.

Answer: 12%

Q14. Vijaya Bank is going to develop as many as 100 digital villages in various states of the country. The bank is headquartered at _____________.

Answer: Bengaluru

Q15. NAAC has received Asia Pacific Quality Network Award 2017 for International Co-operation in Quality Assurance. What does 'AA' stands for in NAAC?

Answer: Assessment Accreditation

QUIZ-20

Q1. Dal Lake has hosted first ever 'Culture of Cruise'- a weekly cultural programme organised by the _____________ government aimed to bring artists from various fields on one stage.

(a) West Bengal

(b) Uttarakhand

(d) Jammu and Kashmir

(e) Himachal Pradesh

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. The spectacular Dal Lake has hosted first ever 'Culture of Cruise', a weekly cultural programme organised by the Jammu and Kashmir government aimed to bring artists from various fields on one stage. The innovative programme series brings writers, performance artistes, musicians, poets and academics together and offers a program of performances, workshops, talks, forums and debates.

Q2. Who has won the Wimbledon mixed doubles final 2017?

(a) Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis

(b) Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo

(d) Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic

(e) None of the given options is true

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. Top seeds Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis beat defending champions Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen 6-4 6-4 to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles final 2017.

Q3. Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on-

(a) 16th July

(b) 17th July

(d) 19th July

(e) 20th July

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela's birthday.

Q4. The book titled "Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and International Perspectives" at Rashtrapati Bhavan has released recently. This book released by-?

(a) Hamid Ansari

(b) Narendra Modi

(d) Dr C Raj Kumar

(e) Amartya Sen

S4. Ans.(e)

Sol. Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen has released a book titled "Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and International Perspectives" at Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Pranab Mukherjee, who received the first copy of the book.

Q5. Which among the following Indian cities will host the global business meet in November 2017?

(a) Cochin

(b) Kolkata

(d) Bhopal

(e) Bengaluru

S5. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in association with the West Bengal government, will host Horasis Asia Meeting, a global business meet, in Kolkata in November 2017.

Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the Information and Broadcasting portfolio to-

(a) Chaudhary Birender Singh

(b) M Venkaiah Naidu

(d) Narendra Singh Tomar

(e) Ajay Tamta

S6. Ans.(c)

Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the Information and Broadcasting portfolio to Smriti Irani. The Urban Development Ministry, which was also being handled by Naidu, has been given to Narendra Singh Tomar. This announcement came after BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu, who is the government's nominee for the position of Vice-President, resigned from his ministerial responsibilities.

Q7. State Bank of India, the country’s largest commercial bank, has launched 'SBI Realty' - a one-stop integrated website ______________ for home buyers.

(a) www.sbibricks.in

(b) www.sbiproperty.in

(d) www.sbihouse.in

(e) www.sbirealty.in

S7. Ans.(e)

Sol. State Bank of India, the country’s largest commercial bank, has launched 'SBI Realty' - a one-stop integrated website www.sbirealty.in for home buyers. SBI Realty will help customers to choose their dream home from 3,000 SBI approved projects across the country.

Q8. In which among the following year, the first UN Mandela Day was held?

(a) 2008

(b) 2010

(d) 2011

(e) 2012

S8. Ans.(b)

Sol. In November 2009, the UN General Assembly declared 18 July "Nelson Mandela International Day" in recognition of the former South African President’s contribution to the culture of peace and freedom. The first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010.

Q9. Who has won the Wimbledon men's doubles final 2017?

(a) Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo

(b) Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

(d) Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic

(e) Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis

S9. Ans.(a)

Sol. Lukasz Kubot from Poland and Marcelo Melo from Brazil have won the Wimbledon men's doubles final 2017.

Q10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the Urban Development Ministry to-

(a) Radha Mohan Singh

(b) Giriraj Singh

(d) Narendra Singh Tomar

(e) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

S10. Ans.(d)

SSC Recruitment 2017 – Apply Online for 1102 Scientific Assistant Posts

SSC Recruitment 2017 – Apply Online for 1102 Scientific Assistant Posts: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has advertised a notification for the recruitment of Scientific Assistant in India Meteorological Department, Group B, Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial vacancies on regular basis. Eligible candidates can apply online from 18-07-2017 to 04-08-2017 upto 05:00 p.m. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee & how to apply are given below…

SSC Vacancy Details:
Total No. of Posts: 1102
Name of the Post: Scientific Assistant

Age Limit: Candidates age limit should be not exceeding 30 years as on 04-08-2017. Age relaxation is admisssible as per rules.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Bachelor’s Degree in Science (with Physics as one of the subject)/ Computer Science/Information Technology/ Computer Applications or Diploma in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from a recognized Institution/ University or equivalent, have passed 10+2 Examination from a Recognized Board or equivalent in Science with Physics and Mathematics as core subjects.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on applicants performance in computer based exam.

Application Fee: Applicants required to pay RS. 100/- through SBI challan/ SBI Net banking or through credit/ debit cards of any bank. All women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Physically Handicapped categories are exempted from paying application fee.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply online through the website www.ssconline.nic.in from 18-07-2017 to 04-08-2017 upto 05:00 p.m.

Instructions to Apply Online:
1. Applicants should log on the website www.ssconlie.nic.in
2. Click on Apply & Select the desired post
3. Again Click on Apply Link
4. Fill the form in 2 Parts (Part-I Registration, Part-II Registration).
5. In Part I Registration, Candidates have to fill basic information carefully.
6. After filling the Part-I, If there is no need to make any corrections then Click on “I agree” button. Thereafter no correction/ modification etc will be allowed.
7. Registration No will be generated, Note down the registration number or take out the print out of the page.
8. In Part II registration candidates have to enter the payment details, upload the photograph & scanned signature.
9. Those who are exempted from payment of fee can skip that entering those fields.
10. Fill all the details carefully & Submit the form.
11. Now take printout of online application for future use.

Important Dates:

Starting Date for Apply Online	18-07-2017
Last Date to Apply Online	04-08-2017 upto 05:00 p.m.
Date of Computer Based Exam (Paper I & II)	20-11-2017 to 27-11-2017
Date for Generation of Challan	04-08-2017 upto 05:00 p.m.
Last Date for Payment of Fee through Challan of SBI	08-08-2017 upto 05:00 p.m.

For more details like salary, experience, exam details & other information click on the link given below…

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Reasoning Quiz

In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III,

You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts.

Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

1. Statements:
All fruits are vegetables. All pens are vegetables. All vegetables are rains.
Conclusions:
I. All fruits are rains.
II. All pens are rains.
III Some rains are vegetables.

A. None follows
B. Only I and II follow
C. Only II and III follow
D. Only I and III follow
E. All follow

2. Statements:
Some towels are brushes. No brush is soap. All soaps are rats.
Conclusions:
I.Some rats are brushes.
II. No rat is brush.
III Some towels are soaps
.
A. None follows
B. Only either I or II follows
C. Only II follows
D. Only I and III follow
E. None of these

3. Statements:
Some pictures are frames. Some frames are idols. All idols are curtains.
Conclusions:
I. Some curtains are pictures.
II. Some curtains are frames.
III .Some idols are frames.

A. Only I and II follow
B. Only II and III follow
C. Only I and III follow
D. All follow
E. None of these

4. Statements:
Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are deserts. All deserts are roads.
Conclusions:
I. Some roads are rivers.
II.Some roads are hills.
III Some deserts are hills.

A. None follows
B. Only I follows
C. Only I and II follow
D. Only II and III follow
E. All follow

5. Statements:
Some saints are balls. All balls are bats. Some tigers are balls.
Conclusions:
Some bats are tigers.
Some saints are bats.
All bats are balls.

A. Only I and II follow
B. Only II follows
C. Only I and III follow
D. Only III follows
E. None of these.

In the following questions(5-10), the symbols @, ©, #, $ and % are used with the meaning as indicated below.
P©V means ‘P is either greater than or equal to V’.
P%V means ‘P is either smaller than or equal to V’.
P@V means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than v’.
P#V means ‘P is smaller than v’.
P$V means ‘P is greater than v’.

Now in each of the following questions, assuming the given statements to be true,

find which of the four Conclusions I, II, III andf IV given below them is/are definitely true, give your answer accordingly.
A. If only conclusion I is true.
B. If only conclusion II is true.
C. If either conclusion I or II is true.
D. If neither conclusion I nor II is true.
E. If both conclusion I and II are true.

6. Statements D$N, N#A, A©S
Conclusions I. S#N
II.D$A
7. Statements K©T, T$R, R#S
Conclusions I. S$T
II.R#K
8. Statements J$U, U©M, M#P
Conclusions  I. J$M
II.P$U
9. Statements  F#A, A@T, T$H
Conclusions  I. F#H
II.F©H
10. Statements M%I, I#T, T@H
Conclusions I. H$I
II.T$I

Answers

1. E

2. B

3. B

4. B

5. A

From the given information,
© means >=
% means <=
@ means =
# means <
$ means >

6. D.

D>N<A>=S
S#N means S<N which is false,
D$A means D>A which is false.
Hence, neither I nor II are true.

7. B.

K>=T>R<S

S$T means S>T which is false,
R#K means R<K which is true.

Hence, Only II is true.

8. A.

J>U>=M<P
J$M means J>M which is true,
P$U means P>U which is false.
Hence, Only I is true.

9. C

F<A=T.>H

F#H means F<H which is false,
F©H means F>=H which is false.

both a and b follow separtely.
.
10. E.

M<=I<T=H

H$I means HI which is true,
T$I means TI which is true.

Both the conclusions I and II are true.

Reasoning Quiz

In the following questions(1-4), the symbol × , ∂ , % , © , @ , are used with the following illustrations.

P % Q means P is not smaller than Q
P © Q means P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q
P x Q means P is neither greater than nor equal to Q
P ∂ Q means P is not greater than Q
P @ Q means P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q

1. Statement – R ∂ K ; K x M ; M @ J
Conclusions -:
I. J © K
II. M © R
III. R X J

A. Only I & I are true
B. Only II & III are true
C. Only I & III are true.
D. All I, II & III are true
E. None of these

2. Statements – Z @ M ; M © K ; K X F
Conclusions - :
I. F © Z
II. K X Z
III. F © M

A. None is true
B. Only I is true
C. Only II is true
D. Only III is true
E. Only II & III are true.

3. Statements – V % H ; H @ F ; F ∂ E
Conclusions :-
I. F @ V
II. F X V
III. E % H

A. Only either I or II is true
B. Only III is true
C. Only I & II are true
D. All I, II & III are true.
E. Only either I or II and three are true.

4. Statements – W © T ; T ∂ N ; N % D
Conclusions :-
I. D X T
II. W © N
III. D @ T

A. None in True
B. Only I is true
C. Only II is true
D. Only III is true
E. Only I & II are true

In the following questions(5-8), the Symbols @, ©, $ , % and # are used with the following meanings as illustrated below.

'A $ B' means 'A is not smaller than B'.
'A # B' means 'A is not greater then B'.
'A @ B' means 'A is neither smaller than nor equal to B'.
'A © B' means 'A is neither smaller than nor greater than B'.
'A % B' means 'A is neither greater than nor equal to B'.

In each of the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the two conclusions I and I I given below these are definitily true.

5.Statements: H % J, J © N, N @ R
Conclusions:
I. R % J
II. H @ J
III. N @ H

A. Only II is true
B. Only I and III are true
C. Only I is true
D. Only III is true
E. None of these

6. Statements: M @ J, J $ T, T © N
Conclusions:
I. N # J
II. T %M
III. M @ N

A. Only I and II are true
B. Only II and III are true
C. Only I and III are true
D. None of true
E. All are true

7.Statements: D © K, K # F, F @ P
Conclusions:
I. P @ D
II. K # P
III. F $ D

A. Only II is true
B. Only I and II are true
C. Only III is true
D. Only II and III are true
E. None of these

8.Statements: K # N, N $ T, T % J
Conclusions:
I. J @ N
II. K @ T
III. T @ K

A. Only I and II are true
B. Only II and III is true
C. Only I and III are true
D. None is true
E. None of these

In the following questions(9-12) , the Symbols @, #, $ , % and * are used with the following meanings as illustrated below.

'A $ B' means 'A is not smaller than B'.
'A % B' means 'A is not greater then B'.
'A @ B' means 'A is neither smaller than nor equal to B'.
'A * B' means 'A is neither greater than nor smaller than B'.
'A # B' means 'A is neither greater than nor equal to B'.

In each of the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the three conclusions I,II and III given below them is/are definitily true.

9. Statements: D * Q, Q @ L, L $ B, B # G
Conclusions:
I. D @ B
II. B * D
III. G @ L

A. Either I or II only
B. I and II only
C.) I only
D. II and III only
E. None of these

10. Statements: Z @ Y, Y # K, K % M, M @ T
Conclusions:
I. Z @ M
II. Y @ T
III. Z # K

A. I only
B. II and III only
C. Either I or II only
D. All I,II and III
E. None of these

11.Statements: P # M, M % R, R * T, T # L
Conclusions:
I. P # M
II. P * R
III. M % L

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. Either I or III only
D. All I,II and III
E. None is true

12.Statements: F @ H, M % H, M $ R, G * M
Conclusions:
I. F $ R
II. F @ R
III. H $ G

A. I only
B. II and III only
C. Either I or III only
D. All I,II and III
E. None is true

Answers with solutions

P % Q means P is not smaller than Q ----------------- [ P≥ Q ]
P © Q means P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q --- [ P > Q]
P x Q means P is neither greater than nor equal to Q --------- [ P < Q ]
P ∂ Q means P is not greater than Q ---------- [ P ≤ Q ]
P @ Q means P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q------- [ P=Q ]

1. (D) Statement – R ∂ K ; K x M ; M @ J
R ≤ K < M = J
Conclusions -:
I. J © K ------- [ J > K ]
II. M © R ---- [ M > R ]
III. R X J ------ [ R < J ]
Clearly All the conclusions are true

2 -(C) Statements – Z @ M ; M © K ; K X F
Z = M > K < F
Conclusions - :
I. F © Z ---------- [ F > Z ] cannot be said.
II. K X Z --------- [ K < Z ] Surely it is
III. F © M -------- [ F > M ] cannot be said
So Only II is correct.

3- (E)Statements – V % H ; H @ F ; F ∂ E
V ≥ H = F ≤ E
Conclusions :-
I. F @ V ---- [ F=V ] not sure may nor may not be
II. F X V --------- [ F < V ] Not sure may or may not be
III. E % H ------- [ E ≥ H ] Surely.
But here F= H & H ≤ V so indirectly F≤V so either F= V or F < V but not both at a time, but atleast one has to hold.

So either I or II should be there and III is always right. So answer is either I or II & III are correct.

4 -(A) Statements – W © T ; T ∂ N ; N % D
Means – W > T
N ≥ T
N ≥ D
Conclusions :-
I. D X T ----- [ D < T ] cannot be said. No idea of relation between them
II. W © N -- [ W > N ] cannot be said
III. D @ T -- [ D = T ] cannot be said.
So here None is true.

A $ B means A not a lessthan B Therefore, A = B
A # B means A not a greater than B Therefore, A = B
A @ B means A not a lessthan B and A ? B Therefore, A = B
A © B means A not a lessthan B and A !> B Therefore, A = B
A % B means A not a greater than B and A ? B Therefore, A < B

5.(B) H % J = H < J
J © N = J = N
N @ R = N > R
Therefore, H < J = N > R

Conclusions:
I. R % J = R < J ( True )
II. H @ J =H > J ( Not true)
III. N @ J =N > H (True)

6.(E)
M % J = M > J
J $ T = J = T
T © N =T = N
Therefore, M > J = T = N

Conclusions:
I. N # J = N = J ( true )
II. T % M = T < M ( true)
III. M @ N =M > N ( true)

7.(C)
D © K -> D = K
K # F -> K = F
F @ P -> F > P
Therefore, D = K = F > P

Conclusions:
I. P @ D -> P > D ( Not true )
II. K # P -> K = P ( Not true )
III.F $ D -> F = D ( True )

8. (D)
K # N -> K = N
N $ T -> N = T
T % J -> T > J
Therefore, K = N = T > J
Conclusions:
I. J @ N -> J > N ( Not true )
II. K @ T -> K > T ( Not true )
III.T @ K -> T > K ( Not true )

9. (C)
Statements D * Q -> D = Q
D @ L -> Q > L
L $ B -> L = B
B # G -> B < G
Therefore, D = Q > L = B < G
Conclusions:
I. D @ B -> D > B ( True )
II. B * D -> B = D ( Not true)
III.G @ L -> G < L (Not true)

10.(E)
Statements: Z @ Y -> Z > Y
Y # K -> Y < K
K % M -> K = M
M @ T -> M > T
Therefore, Z > Y < K = M > T
Conclusions:
I. Z @ Y -> Z > Y (Not true )
II. Y @ T -> Y > T ( Not true)
III.Z # K -> Z < K (Not true)

11.(A)
Statements: P # M -> p < M
M % R -> M = R
R * T -> R = T
T # L -> T < L
Therefore, P < M = R = T < L
Conclusions:
I. P # R -> P < R ( true )
II. P * R -> P = R ( Not true)
III. M % L -> M = L (Not true)

12.(B)
Statements: F @ H -> F > H
M % H -> M = H
M $ R -> M = R
G * M -> G = M
Therefore, G > H = M = G = R
Conclusions:
I. F $ R -> F = R (Not true )
II. F @ R -> F > R ( true)
III.H $ G -> H = G ( true)

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q.1 - 5): In each question below, a question is followed by information given in statements.

You have to decide the information given in which of the following statement is necessary to answer the question.

1. How many days did Rihana take to complete her assignment work?
I. Krish correctly remembers that Rihana took more than two days but less than seven days to complete her assignment.
II. Pavitra correctly remembers that Rihana took more than 5 days but less than 10 days to complete her assignment.
III. Arayan correctly remembers that Rihana completed her assignment within 12 days.

1) All I, II & III together
2) Only II
3) Only I and II
4) Only I and III
5) None of these

2. Ayana is in which direction with respect to Ritu?
I. Manav is to the south of Ritu and Ayana is to the east of Pihu who is to the north of Manav.
II. Pihu is to the south of Ritu.
III. Pihu is to the west of Tilak.

1) Only I
2) Only II & III
3) All
4) Only I & II
5) None of these

3. How many sisters Ritesh have? Ritesh is a boy.
I. Kavita, the mother of Ritesh, is the only child of Monika. Monika has only two grand children.
II. Sarvesh, the son-in-law of Monika, has a son and a daughter.

1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Both I & II
4) Either I or II
5) Neither I nor II

4. Among A, B, C, D and E sitting in a row, facing east, who its exactly in the middle of the line?
I. D sits third to the left of B. D is an immediate neighbour of both A and E.
II. Two people sit between E and C. C does not sit at either of the extreme ends. A sits second to the right of E.
1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Both I and II
4) Either I or II
5) Neither I nor II

5. How is 'Sweet' coded in a code language?
I. 'I love sweet chocolate' is written as 'qa la ti mi' and 'she is sweet girl is written as 'ja ra mi ka'.
II. 'Bright and Sweet' is written as 'zi mi na' and 'who is sweet' is written as 'mi yo di'.

1) Only I
2) Only II
3) either I or II alone
4) neither I nor II
5) both I & II

Directions (6 -10): Study the following information and answer the questions following it:

A festival was held by The Times of India group in the capital of India.

In this festival Ken, Tim, Kat and Aish, each won a first place in one of the four events: jumping, dancing, singing and swimming, not necessarily in that order.

Curiously, each winner also won a second place and a third place in two other of these four events.

Study the following clues and answer the questions that follow:
(i) The one who was placed second in swimming was third in dancing.
(ii) The winner of the singing contest was placed third in swimming.
(iii) Aish did not come first in jumping or dancing.
(iv) Aish was a close second behind Kat in one of the four events.
(v) Tim was placed third in singing, but did not get a place in jumping, and was not first in dancing.

6. Who is the winner in the swimming event?
(1) Ken
(2) Tim
(3) Kat
(4) Aish
(5) Both Kat and Tim

7. Which of the following is/are correct?
I. Kat won first position in jumping.
II. Kat won second position in swimming.
III. Kat won third position in dancing.

(1) Only I
(2) Only II
(3) Only III
(4) All I, II and III
(5) None of these

8. Which of the following is/are wrong?
I. Ken won first position in jumping.
II. Ken won second position in swimming.
III. Ken won third position in dancing.

(1) Only II and III
(2) Only I and III
(3) Only I and II
(4) All I, II and III
(5) None of these

9. Who among the following did not occupy any position, from 1st, 2nd and 3rd, in singing?
(1) Kat
(2) Ken
(3) Tim
(4) Aish
(5) Can’t say

10. Who among the following did not occupy any position, from 1st, 2nd and 3rd, in swimming?
(1) Can’t say
(2) Kat
(3) Ken
(4) Tim
(5) None of these

ANSWERS
Solutions (1-5)

1. 3;
(i) 7 days < 2 days
(ii) 10 days < 5 days
From (i) & (ii) we can find the days he took.

2. 4;

Only (i) & (ii) are sufficient to answer.

3. 3;

Only (i) & (ii)

4. 4;
E D A __ B
E __ A C __
Either I or II

5. 3;
I ---> qa
Love ---> la
Sweet ---> ti
Chocolate ---> mi

Solutions (6-10)

	Jumping	Dance	Singing	Swimming
I	Kat	Ken	Aish	Tim
II	Aish	Tim	Ken	Kat
III	Ken	Kat	Tim	Aish

6. 2
7. 4
8. 4
9. 1
10. 3

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5):

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II.

An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the -

assumptions is implicit in the statement. Give answer
(1) if only assumption I is implicit.
(2) if only assumption II is implicit.
(3) if either I or II is implicit.
(4) if neither I nor 11 is implicit.
(5) if both I and II are implicit.

1. Statement: “Buy durable pillows of company ‘X’. The pillows have been made from 100% imported downs and feather;

have the natural property to take the contour and shape of your head, neck and shoulder while you sleep;
and are very popular abroad as well as in the domestic market.” — An advertisement

Assumptions:
I. Immense popularity of a product is a sign of the using export.
II. Bicycle is the most affordable mode of transport.

2. Statement: “Oil the wheels that India moves on” is the cry of bicycle manufacturers in the country.
Assumptions:
I. The bicycle and components industry is a priority focus area possessing capability of thrusting export.
II. Bicycle is the most affordable mode of transport.

3. Statement: “No representative is authorised to collect cash. Do not pay cash to anybody. All subscribers are requested to make payments only through cheques/DD in favour of the company.”

— An instruction to subscribers by company X
Assumptions:
I. If it is not said explicitly, the subscriber may claim for their payments in cash in case any irregularities are made by the representatives.
II. Representatives of company X are not trustworthy.

4. Statement: “Please do not display a damaged or dishevelled flag.”—Ministry of Home Affairs Assumptions:
Assumptions:
I. Damaged and dishevelled flag is an indicator of the deteriorating condition of a country.
II. When a flag is damaged or soiled, it should be destroyed in private.

5. Statement: “On this auspicious occasion of Republic Day let us take the resolution to help the drought-affected 4.3 crore population and 4.5 crore livestock of the state.

”—An appeal by the CM of state X to its citizens
Assumptions:
I. Citizens’ participation will ensure pride and respect of all sections of society as well as overall development of the state.
II. Miseries of people affected by drought will be lessened through people’s participation.

Directions (6-10): In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between

“strong” arguments and “weak” arguments insofar as they relate to the question. “Strong” arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question.

“Weak” arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question.
Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which ofthe arguments is a “strong” argument and which is a “weak” argument. Give answer
(1) if only argument I is “strong”.
(2) if only argument II is “strong’*:
(3) if either I or II is “strong”.
(4) if neither I nor II is “strong”.
(5) if both I and II are “strong”.

6. Statement: Should the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) be brought under the direct control ofthe Cabinet Secretariat?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will reduce cases of partiality and will make CBI more meaningful and purposeful.
II. No, the move will empower the prime minister to harass leaders of coalition parties if these leaders do not go in his favour on any issue.

7. Statement: Should the law ministry put in place a new corrective mechanism to make judges with ‘deviant behaviour’ more accountable to the system?
Arguments:
I. Yes, the mechanism will check the judiciary’s sagging standards.
II. No, any such mechanism can’t be successful unless the executive plays a role in collaboration with the judiciary.

8. Statement: Should sale and purchase of human organs be made legal in India?
Arguments:
I. Yes, in many countries sale and purchase of human organs is not considered illegal.
II. No, this will open the floodgates for the sale of human organs.

9. Statement: Should medical colleges be allowed to admit students even after the commencement of their session, if the seats remain unfilled?
Arguments:
I. Yes, unfilled seats will weaken the economic condition of the colleges.
II. No, this will hamper the study of the students of the entire batch.

10. Statement: Should robots replace astronauts in space missions?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will save the precious life of human beings.
II. No, this will make space missions more expensive.

Directions (11-15): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Twelve friends are seated along the two rows - (such that facing each other.) A, B, C, D, E and F are seated in first row and facing south.

P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated in second row and facing north. Q is on the immediate right of S who is facing A. D is on the immediate right of A. P, F and C are at extreme -

ends and nobody is seated on the right of F. Only V is seated between P and T and he is not facing B. Q is on the immediate left of R.

11. Who is Facing C?
(1) P
(2) V
(3) T
(4) Q
(5) None of these

12. Which of the following pairs is at one of the extreme Ends?
(1) F, T
(2) C, T
(3) P, B
(4) R, C
(5) None of these

13. Who is facing V?
(1) B
(2) A
(3) D
(4) Can’t say
(5) None of these

14. If A is related to R in a certain way and E is related to S in the same way,

then which of the following is related to D?
(1) Q
(2) T
(3) P
(4) V
(5) None of these

15. If in the first row first person from the left interchange its position with the sixth person from the left and following the same way second person-

changes its position with fifth and third person change its position with forth and so on, who will face’s’?
(1) A
(2) C
(3) D
(4) B
(5) None of these

ANSWERS
Answers (1 - 5)

1. 1
2. 4
3. 1
4. 2
5. 3

Answers (6 - 10)

6. 3
7. 2
8. 2
9. 2
10. 1

Solutions (11 – 15):

11. 5; R
12. 4
13. 5; E
14. 1
15. 3

KRISHNA MOHAN

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